GOP congressman posts, then deletes, racist comments about Haitians
Republican Rep. Clay Higgins (La.) published racist comments about Haitians on Wednesday — only to delete them after being confronted by House colleagues. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Higgins called Haitians
Harris flubs manufacturing jobs claim in MSNBC interview
“All told, almost 200,000 manufacturing jobs were lost during his presidency, starting before the pandemic hit, making Trump one of the biggest losers ever on manufacturing.” — Vice President Kamala Harris, in an
Foreign leaders seek meetings with Trump as knife-edge election nears
Foreign leaders traveling to the United States to attend the U.N. General Assembly this week in New York have also been meeting with former president Donald Trump, as they hedge their bets
Singer Chappell Roan says she’ll vote for Harris but won’t endorse her
Amid onlinebacklash over her recent criticism of the Democratic and Republican parties ahead of the presidential election, singer Chappell Roan said on TikTok on Wednesday that she’ll vote for Vice President Kamala
Investigation launched into Wisconsin mayor who removed ballot drop box
MADISON, Wis. — A years-long fight over voting rules in the swing state of Wisconsin sparked a criminal investigation this week after a mayor — wearing a hard hat and Department of
Investigation launched into Wisconsin mayor who removed ballot drop box
MADISON, Wis. — A years-long fight over voting rules in the swing state of Wisconsin sparked a criminal investigation this week after a mayor — wearing a hard hat and Department of
Trump, without evidence, suggests possible Iranian involvement in two assassination attempts
Donald Trump suggested without evidence Wednesday that Iran might have been involved in two recent attempted assassinations against him, as he called for threatening to blow the country to “smithereens” if it
Hardly anyone dislikes both candidates anymore
A few months ago, the 2024 presidential election was on course to be an inverse popularity contest. Polls consistently showed that both President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump were unpopular
Troubling signs for the GOP on mail voting
Republicans in 2022 suffered a second straight disappointing election — and a second straight drubbing in mail and absentee voting. So some of their leaders began to push harder for the
How Democrats have been more consistently ‘pro-life’ than Republicans
The same day that the Supreme Court overturned federal protections for legal abortion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson (R) signed a proclamation banning the procedure in